Groenlandaspis riniensis Long et al. 1997 (armour-plated fish)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Groenlandaspididae

Full reference: J. A. Long, M. E. Anderson, R. Gess and N. Hiller. 1997. New placoderm fishes from the Late Devonian of South Africa. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 17(2):253-268

Belongs to Groenlandaspis according to J. A. Long et al. 1997

Sister taxa: Groenlandaspis antarctica, Groenlandaspis disjectus, Groenlandaspis howittensis, Groenlandaspis mirabilis, Groenlandaspis pennsylvanica, Groenlandaspis potyi, Groenlandaspis seni, Groenlandaspis silva, Groenlandaspis theroni, Groenlandaspis thorezi

Type specimen: AM 4898, a partial skeleton

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Waterloo Farm (Devonian of South Africa)

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